For five years IsraAID has been helping tens of thousands of Syrian, Iraqi and Afghani refugees in Lesbos. Now the camp is in ruins, 12,000 people are homeless.
'This deployment will go on for months, because even if the curve flattens, there’s going to be a long tail of people still in need of food and financial help.'
IsraAID is lending a hand to the Rome community, as Italy is one of the most affected countries by the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 100,000 cases and more than 11,500 deaths.
Immediately after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, IsraAid sent a group to help save lives and rebuild villages. Now, they are celebrating their successes.
An Israeli emergency response team in Puerto Rico is getting some unlikely assistance from an 11-year-old Israeli girl who sews and sells textile bags to benefit the hurricane relief effort.